http://blog.mattng.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:01:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en President Bush: "This is an anxious time. But the American people can be confident in our economic future. We know what the problems are. We have the tools to fix them. And we're working swiftly to do so." John MacArthur: A very real danger facing American Christians is the temptation to fix their ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/10/10/confidence-in-worldy-treasures/ As I watch the olympics, it is my prayer and hope that I would be reminded to train like an athlete every day: "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/08/08/train-like-an-athlete/ http://blog.mattng.com/2008/07/16/my-wordle/ Everything that I am is by Grace alone. The longer I live and the more I see, the more obvious this fact becomes. There have been many times in the past (and, no doubt, there will be more occasions in the future) where I have looked upon "my" accomplishments with ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/07/07/for-i-am-nothing-without-god/ John Piper on the spectrum of knowing correct truth: God’s revealed will is that we grow in the knowledge of Christ (2 Peter 3:18), because in that way the Spirit can make our holiness the manifest fruit of what we know of Christ, so that Christ is more clearly honored (John ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/07/02/42/ A Quote from J.I. Packer: “That justification – by which we mean God’s forgiveness of the past, together with his acceptance for the future – is the primary and fundamental blessing of the gospel is not in question. Justification is the primary blessing, because it meets our primary spiritual need. We ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/06/19/gods-adoption-is-greater/ 1. To improve my vocabulary 2. To increase in my discipline to finish something to the end 3. To see different points of view 4. To understand how God is working in other people's lives 5. To keep myself from other sinful activities 6. To increase my arsenal of ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/05/14/9-reasons-i-started-christian-books/ Woe to us if we speak of our existence, or our being, for its own sake. God has given us existence. It is a great wonder, full of trembling and awe. We exist by him, through him, and for him (Rom. 11:36). The ultimate and greatest ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/05/12/an-excerpt-from-god-is-the-gospel/ The council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has recently done an interview Andrew Case about his new book "Water of the Word". It encourages men to pray for their future wife: Perseverance on the narrow road is a miracle of grace. I don't want "the cares of the world ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/05/08/pray-for-your-future-wife/ Today I when I woke up, I lingered. I stared at the ceiling pondering how tired I was and how I could use another hour of sleep. I lingered. I instantly put on hold my daily morning duties of meeting God and doing my devotions. I ... http://blog.mattng.com/2008/05/06/lingering-in-sin/